| Unit Lesson Plan 7 |
| Objective:
Students will be able to identify the five themes of geography and will know how to use them when analyzing a specific region under study. Estimated Time: one 50 minute period Instructional Strategies: The teacher will present a power point reviewing the five themes of geography. Students will take notes in preparation for the unit test. After the presentation, students will play a game of geography tic-tac-toe. The class is divided into two teams. One team is the X team and the other team is the O team. One person from each team is appointed the spokesperson. The teacher will ask questions related to the five themes unit. The first team to have their spokesperson raise his/her hand will be called on to answer. If correct, their team's symbol will be able put where they want on the grid. The teams will play until one of them wins or time elapses. If the game is not completed the team with the most symbols on the grid will be declared champion. The test will be given on the following day. |
| Word Bank:
theme: subject, topic or focus geography: the study of all the physical features of the Earth's surface, including its climate and the distribution of plant, animal, and human life. location: the positioning or siting of something or somebody in a particular place. place: a geographic locality, e.g. a town, country, or region, characterized by its features or people. environment: surroundings movement: people interact with each other; that is, they travel from one place to another, they communicate with each other or they rely on products, information and ideas that come from beyond their immediate environment. interaction: the combined action of two or more things that have an effect on each other and work together. region: a large land area that has geographic, political, or cultural characteristics that distinguish it from others, whether existing within one country or extending over several. ex. The upper midwest region includes the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. grid-pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares on a map, a chart, an aerial photograph, or an optical device, used as a reference for locating points. coordinate-a number that identifies a position relative to an axis latitude- the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator longitude-the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich hemisphere-one half of the Earth equator- an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles prime meridian-The zero meridian (0�), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England. meridian-an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through the poles and any given place; any line of longitude. physical characteristics-natural features that distinguish a place human characteristics-features that are created by people and which distinguish a place. architecture-the art of building design |
| culture-the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
politics-The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs. livelihood-a means of supporting one's existence, esp. financially or vocationally; living. environment-surroundings positive-good negative-bad interaction-a mutual or reciprocal action global warming-the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases. resources-the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth. transportation- 1. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods 2. The act of moving something from one location to another connection-a relation between things or events dependent-relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. adapt-to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc) necessities- unavoidable needs, indispensable items for survival grasslands-An area that is dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. Moderately dry climatic conditions and seasonal disturbances, such as floods or fires, are generally conducive to the growth of grasses and prohibitive of that of trees and shrubs. Grasslands are found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions and typically occupy regions between forests and deserts. deserts-A barren or desolate area, especially: 1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. 2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. rainforests-a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall mountain-a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. polar regions-The various lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole, known respectively as the North Polar Region and the South Polar Region. |